| Dashields Locks and Dam (formerly Deadman Island Locks and Dam) | |
| Name Official: | Dashields Locks and Dam |
| Dam Crosses: | Ohio River |
| Operator: | United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District |
| Dam Type: | fixed crest dam |
| Res Elevation: | 692 feet above sealevel |
| Dam Length: | 1,585 feet |
| Construction Began: | 1927 |
| Opening: | 1929 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5506°N -80.2041°W |
Dashields Lock and Dam is a fixed-crest dam on the Ohio River.[1] [2] It is located less than 15 miles down stream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide, and a recreational auxiliary lock that is 360 feet long by 56 feet wide.[3] Dashields locks averages about 450 commercial lock throughs every month and 200-300 lock throughs a month on the recreational auxiliary lock.